| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) SF - Michael Cao (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is denied on a layup by Michael McDermott | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | LSU | James Knudson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | LSU | James Knudson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | LSU | James Knudson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | James Knudson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is fouled on the floor by Earl Hanson - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Earl Hanson - foul #2 on Earl Hanson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Batton (C) Earl Hanson | |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | LSU | James Knudson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 1-2 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar hits a floater from the left side set up by Jerry Fontenot | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | LSU | James Knudson tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Fontenot | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:26 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Justin Dey pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Michael McDermott takes the ball from Micheal Cesar | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Michael McDermott is hacked by Justin Dey - foul #1 on Justin Dey, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF) Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:35 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | James Knudson steals it from Williams Swanson | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | LSU | James Knudson hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Justin Dey | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), David Foushee (PF) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | LSU | James Knudson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Yevgeny Zoltek | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) PF - Allan Rio (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) PF - David Foushee (fresh) C - Michael Batton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Michael Batton gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Daniel Foushee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Knudson | 8-10 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Foushee - foul #1 on Daniel Foushee, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Justin Dey (C) Williams Swanson, Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Courtney Delrosario, Michael Batton | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Foushee | 10-10 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Michael McDermott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Michael McDermott snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Johnny Wall blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Foushee - foul #1 on David Foushee, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McDermott | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the driving attempt in the lane | 12-10 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek tips it back up and in | 14-10 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Fontenot - foul #2 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allan Rio (PF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael Batton (C) Daniel Foushee, David Foushee | |
| 12:46 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Batton | 14-11 |
| 12:28 | LSU | James Knudson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Yevgeny Zoltek picks off the pass by Johnny Wall | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Cao | 17-11 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Michael McDermott is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Michael Cao, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) PF - Allan Rio (fresh) C - Justin Dey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) PF - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Batton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a 3 from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Daniel Foushee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Micheal Cesar | |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Michael Batton | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis tips it in | 22-13 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Justin Dey blocks the jumper by Daniel Foushee | 22-13 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-13 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Justin Dey pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Daniel Foushee double dribbles | 24-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Michael Cao (SF), Henry Hanke (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Daniel Foushee, Courtney Delrosario | |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke is whistled for a carry | 24-13 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Adrian Masters is whistled for traveling | 24-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Mathew Zoumis | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Batton (C) Michael McDermott | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-13 |
| 08:23 | LSU | James Knudson makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adrian Masters | 24-16 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar loses the ball out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG) James Knudson | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Adrian Masters buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Foushee | 24-19 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Batton - foul #1 on Michael Batton, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael McDermott (PF) Adrian Masters, David Foushee | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Michael Batton gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Batton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | James Knudson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Wall and he's hacked by Williams Swanson - foul #1 on Williams Swanson, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| 07:13 | LSU | James Knudson makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Cao | 27-22 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael McDermott scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Knudson and he's fouled by Allan Rio - foul #1 on Allan Rio, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Michael Cao, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Michael Batton | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot clanks a fadeaway from close range | 27-25 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it in | 29-25 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Michael McDermott jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Foushee and he's fouled by Justin Dey - foul #2 on Justin Dey, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Henry Hanke (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), Johnny Wall (SF) James Knudson, Courtney Delrosario | |
| 06:06 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Adrian Masters takes the ball from Micheal Cesar | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-28 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Adrian Masters snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Adrian Masters is fouled on the floor by Henry Hanke - foul #1 on Henry Hanke, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Dale Fiqueroa, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael Batton (C) Daniel Foushee, David Foushee | |
| 05:11 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek is hacked by Michael Batton - foul #2 on Michael Batton, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Michael Batton | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Jerry Fontenot steals it from Johnny Wall | 31-30 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 04:21 | LSU | James Knudson scores on a shot from the right block | 31-32 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 03:51 | LSU | James Knudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall, David Foushee, Michael McDermott | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | LSU | Allan Rio is called for the reach on Courtney Delrosario - foul #2 on Allan Rio, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Allan Rio clanks a turnaround in the paint | 31-34 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Mathew Zoumis, Michael Cao, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) James Knudson | |
| 02:21 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses the lay-in | 31-34 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is hacked by Adrian Masters - foul #1 on Adrian Masters, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), David Foushee (PF) Daniel Foushee, Courtney Delrosario, Michael Batton | |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Adrian Masters snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Adrian Masters scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 01:06 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:43 | LSU | James Knudson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Earl Hanson snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Johnny Wall scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Adrian Masters | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-38 |